At A overall, La Brède ranks #8 of 100 in Gironde. That leaves it better than 85% of compared French towns. Jobs and pay hold up well (A+): 0.9 jobs per working resident; 4.7% unemployment. Crime is low: an average of 4.1 recorded violent incidents and 11.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. What counts against it is cost of living (D) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares La Brède with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Recorded crime per resident is lower in La Brède than in 80% of compared French towns
2025 saw 81 offenses recorded in La Brède. The commonest graded crime locally was burglary (2025).
4.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary36
Criminal damage23
Family violence10
Other physical violence6
Theft from vehicles6
Armed robbery0
Fraud32
Theft without violence21
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
4.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
81
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
7.8%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of sexual violence and vehicle theft go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 7.8% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth A−
Fewer deaths than La Brède’s ages would predict, 78 per 100 expected, under Gironde’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
6 GPs practise in La Brède. The nearest emergency department to La Brède is Msp Bagatelle site Robert Picque, 8.4 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 310 residents of La Brède died, against 397 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 22% fewer. Life expectancy at birth in Gironde is 86.4 years for women and 81.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−22%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw78
Adjusted78
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in La Brède · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Msp Bagatelle site Robert Picque
9.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Msp Bordeaux Bagatelle
86.4 · 81.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Gironde, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
91.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, 4.6 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near La Brède, 100.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above both Gironde’s towns (93.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Ranked by results, schools here are #23 of 93 in Gironde. At the general lycée, 100% of 179 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
100%passed the bac (general and technological)B+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
La Brède has 2 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in La Brède is Domaine connu sous le nom de Domaine de Montesquieu ou château de La Brède. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. Before 1919: that is when 7.6% of homes were built.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income A+
La Brède is better off than Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €32,030 a year per consumption unit
At the census, 7.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Gironde’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Of those in the labour force, 4.7% are unemployed.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,750
jobs based in La Brède, 0.9 per working resident
4.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€32,030
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 42% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in La Brède than in Gironde’s towns or across compared French towns: 47% of adults
People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town, higher than both Gironde’s towns (20%) and compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 count for 16% of the people here. Typical age in La Brède: 47.8, the median.
47.8median age
La BrèdeGironde medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma11%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education47%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
Église Saint-Jean d'Etampes: Photo: Llann Wé² · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Domaine connu sous le nom de Domaine de Montesquieu ou château de La Brède: Photo: Carole J... · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about La Brède
Is La Brède safe?
It grades A− for safety, #23 of 100 in Gironde. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 36 burglaries and 23 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in La Brède good?
They grade B+, better than 70% of compared French towns and #23 of 93 in Gironde. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is La Brède expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,402/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so La Brède grades D for cost of living.
About La Brède
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
La Brède is a commune of 4,386 people in the Communauté de communes de Montesquieu. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.
